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My name is Tara. I live here on a 2 acre property with a house and several treehouses.
There's many projects in the works and we are seeking people that can bring in extra creativity and skill. I have an NPO called Clean Land, Air and Water; we implement comprehensive waste reduction initiatives. There are 4 community recycling centers that collect glass, aluminum and plastic colas. I started a school composting program in Corozal District, plus backyard composting for residents and businesses. We need help building bins, recycling projects, collecting and sorting.
Belize is amazing; a small gem with a lot of love. It's magical here. On the grounds, there is really great energy and everything we're doing is for something greater with a purpose. Just being a part of this exciting adventure, creating, growing, healing, expanding will be a great experience. I prefer 1-2 week visits, longer if it fits right. Belize is a small country but worth experiencing more than one area.
Please note: This is a vegan establishment, we welcome all but we do not allow any food products of animals, including eggs, dairy, fish, meat, on the property.
No offense but no cigarette smokers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The area is in a small town with a lot of love. Community engagement is essential to part of life here and at times we will be partaking in community service for those in need and picking up trash in the neighborhood. The people here are kind and hard workers. They can teach us skills.
Help
We do projects based on the talents and skills of who's visiting.
1. We are working on renovating the main house including kitchen and bathroom, as well as, the treehouses and guest rooms. We need people with basic carpentry skills to build tables, cabinets, and shelves.
2. Corozal has an outdated practice of burning trash. The town needs help implementing a more sustainable way of dealing with the trash. We are in the process of creating multiple community compost systems. We need help building bins, collecting and sorting waste.
3. Artist of all types. We need murals, paintings, sculptures, decorating, etc. Also, we are experimenting turning trash into art and other useful items.
4. I need someone who has experience in YouTube channel, taking videos and photos. Having fun with social media, documenting the projects.
5. I need someone with experience in tile mosaics. It would be great to have someone with an artistic flair.
6. Maintenance, yard tasks, and cleaning is expected of everyone.
7. One and two week visitors are great for dedicated projects and general help cleaning and weeding.
8. Looking for someone to dedicate time to the yard to weed whack, tree trim, clean up yard, weed.
When inquiring, please let me know specific dates and how long you would like to stay.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
We have two treehouses with full kitchen and compost toilets. They each have a queen bed. There is no hot water on the premises. Food will be provided for 3 plant based meals for 5 work days, 5 hours a day. We eat lunch together M-F. Bottled water will be provided.
I need to note that during certain times of the year, the smoke fills the air from burning of trash. There are times its not present for months, times its just in the morning and times when its persistent throughout the day. It mostly happens with the winds come in from the north. I can't control it but I do my best to ask people to stop burning. If this should happen, it's up to the discretion to stay or not.
What else ...
Fun things to do: go to the bay swimming, bike rides, walk through town, visit Mayan site, snorkeling, water volleyball is on Thursdays. Belize bus transportation is fairly inexpensive to get around Belize. People take trips on the weekends to the islands. We are 3 miles from town. There are bikes to use for your convenience.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Riley, Fiesta, and Maggie (10 years)
3 older dogs, well behave for the most part. Loving and friendly. Riley, 10, does well with commands. Fiesta. 14, is my kisses and cuddles. Maggie, 14, is a shitzu.
Host ref number: 543628692797
Chat with Workawayers who've visited this host
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7 Apr 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Rose & Mark)
Rose and Mark were great company and helpers. They are both smart, witty, interesting stories and pleasant. Rose is a very talented creative writer and Mark helped out gathering research for a presentation I'm needing for waste management. They took to other jobs, like bottle cleaning, spreading out rocks, and sweeping. I highly recommend them.
(Excellent
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26 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Rose & Mark) for host
We had a great time staying and helping at Tara and Jim's beautiful home. We helped compile a report on a local environmental issue, which gave us an insight into the ongoing challenges of trying to cultivate sustainable practices in a less socioeconomically developed country at a local and national level. We also helped build a wall using… read more
16 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Frederick)
Fredrick and Zoe are wonderful, talented people, both have interesting backgrounds and experiences. They are pleasant, good sense of humor, and dependable workers. They started off helping with the house and then we built garden beds in the greenhouse. They work well with others and took care in what they were doing. I appreciated their company.… read more
(Excellent
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11 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Frederick) for host
My partner and I stayed a little over 2 weeks with Tara and enjoyed our time. Lovely area with cabins scattered in the jungle, abundant coconuts, cute chickens, short bike ride to the bay. Tara was a friendly and easy-going host and we appreciated learning about her community involvement and getting to know the neighborhood a bit. It was also cool… read more
16 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Alice)
Alice has many talents from gardening to various artistic practices. She is great company, funny, easy going, works well with others, and independent. She is a farmer so her main task was focusing on the greenhouse. She took right away to cleaning it out, tending to the soil, sowing seeds, and then we built more raised beds in the green house with… read more
(Excellent
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7 Apr 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Rose & Mark)
Rose and Mark were great company and helpers. They are both smart, witty, interesting stories and pleasant. Rose is a very talented creative writer and Mark helped out gathering research for a presentation I'm needing for waste management. They took to other jobs, like bottle cleaning, spreading out rocks, and sweeping. I highly recommend them.
(Excellent)
26 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Rose & Mark) for host
We had a great time staying and helping at Tara and Jim's beautiful home. We helped compile a report on a local environmental issue, which gave us an insight into the ongoing challenges of trying to cultivate sustainable practices in a less socioeconomically developed country at a local and national level. We also helped build a wall using… read more
16 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Frederick)
Fredrick and Zoe are wonderful, talented people, both have interesting backgrounds and experiences. They are pleasant, good sense of humor, and dependable workers. They started off helping with the house and then we built garden beds in the greenhouse. They work well with others and took care in what they were doing. I appreciated their company.… read more
(Excellent)
11 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Frederick) for host
My partner and I stayed a little over 2 weeks with Tara and enjoyed our time. Lovely area with cabins scattered in the jungle, abundant coconuts, cute chickens, short bike ride to the bay. Tara was a friendly and easy-going host and we appreciated learning about her community involvement and getting to know the neighborhood a bit. It was also cool… read more
16 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Alice)
Alice has many talents from gardening to various artistic practices. She is great company, funny, easy going, works well with others, and independent. She is a farmer so her main task was focusing on the greenhouse. She took right away to cleaning it out, tending to the soil, sowing seeds, and then we built more raised beds in the green house with… read more
(Excellent)
16 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Barbara)
I really enjoyed Barbaras company. She has a calm energy, smart, interesting, independent, and so pleasant to be around. She was helpful in a time I needed help with house chores. She helped clean bottles preparing for the build of the bottle wall. She took good care of the chickens, that I am so grateful. I would highly recommend Barbara.
(Excellent)
11 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Barbara) for host
I spent such a great week at Tara's place and can only recommend it to anyone who wants to take a little break from travelling, is interested in recycling projects in general and want to enjoy a less touristy part of beautiful Belize.
I loved my time alone in my tree house, enjoyed cycling around the dirt roads to the bay, the town or nearby… read more
I loved my time alone in my tree house, enjoyed cycling around the dirt roads to the bay, the town or nearby… read more
12 Jan 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Douglas)
Dug messaged me at just the right time. We're building a bottle wall and I needed hundreds of bottles cleaned. He took right to the task. Gathering, organizing, cleaning, and reorganizing the cleaned bottles. He started on time, initiated his job, and cleaned up better than he left it. He is independent, task oriented, efficient, on-time,… read more
(Excellent)
8 Jan 2025
Left by Workawayer (audreybrb) for host
Thanks to Tara and her family for welcoming us for 10 days on their property.
The work on their property was interesting. We helped reopen the restaurant for a day, cleaned glass bottles to incorporate them into future concrete walls and weeded in their greenhouse and garden. They had family over but still took time to talk to us and welcome us… read more
The work on their property was interesting. We helped reopen the restaurant for a day, cleaned glass bottles to incorporate them into future concrete walls and weeded in their greenhouse and garden. They had family over but still took time to talk to us and welcome us… read more
17 Nov 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Miriam & Daniel)
Mari and Dan were great company, both pleasant and reliable. They sanded and painted a the entry doorways and did a great job. Would highly recommend. I am grateful they spent time here and helped out.
(Excellent)
16 Nov 2024
Left by Workawayer (Miriam & Daniel) for host
We had such an amazing time staying with Tara! Beautiful setting, amazing food and such a bright and welcoming person. Really support her initiative with sustainability and recycling: she has compost and recycling bins on-site. We loved staying in the treehouse on her property.
We were working painting from 8-12 and then had the rest of the day… read more
We were working painting from 8-12 and then had the rest of the day… read more
31 May 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Ciprian & Dalma)
Dalma and Cip are a really wonderful couple. Both so helpful, eager to help where help is needed, and excellent work ethic. They did a great job cleaning up the grounds, helping with the cabinets, cleaning bottles and all the other little tasks. Dalma has a beautiful energy, always smiling and great cook, and Cip so interesting in his interest of… read more
(Excellent)
18 May 2024
Left by Workawayer (Ciprian & Dalma) for host
We had a lovely stay at Tara, enjoying her wonderful treehouse 😊 She is a very kind person who helped us from the very first moment and we are very grateful for this!
We had various tasks during the days we spent there, like gardening, sanding the kitchen cabinet so it could be repainted, general cleaning, bottle cleaning.
It was a very nice… read more
We had various tasks during the days we spent there, like gardening, sanding the kitchen cabinet so it could be repainted, general cleaning, bottle cleaning.
It was a very nice… read more
27 Apr 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Jonas)
Jonas stayed with us for about 3 weeks. He was great company and skillful. The first project was helping in creating a raised garden bed out of glass bottles. He was a great assistant to my helper mixing cement. Next, he was a part of a momentous start of the community compost program I started. He built a compost bin out of pallets for a school… read more
(Excellent)
27 Apr 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Irene)
The experience with Irene was everything. She's just a wonderful person and loaded with talent. We did a pop-up fundraiser and she magically created 8 desserts in a day. It was a treat just watching her in action. I love what we created, a space for talent and bringing people together. She also showed us how to make gnocchi, which was really good,… read more
(Excellent)
13 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Irene) for host
My stay at Tara's place was absoltely great! She's super nice and her mom is so seweet too! They cooked delicious healthy food which filled me with joy :D the treehouse was perfect for me and because the place is a little bit away from the center of Corozal, it was perfect to chill, relax and enjoy the nature around! I enjoyed my morning walks and… read more
4 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Lina) for host
I stayed at Tara's for a month and I had a great time. Her and her mom are very hospitable and accommodating. I loved the treehouse, it had everything I needed and more, including a private bathroom and kitchen, which was very well equipped as well. Tara provided food like rice and oats and extraordinarily good vegan meals on workdays. The… read more
11 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Lina)
Lina is a super sweet, kind and compassionate person. She is pleasant company and takes great care in her work. She helped create a raised bed using glass bottles and plastics. She helped in cleaning the bottles and made a creative tic Tok video of the project. She helped with common house chores and taking good care of the garden watering the… read more
(Excellent)
2 Apr 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexis)
Thank you for the beautiful review. I really enjoyed your presence, it was a gift.
Titi has good energy. She is super talented and creative with digital design. She kicked off a tic Tok for my NP and loaded me up with drafts to post, very helpful. She helped out with our first community compost workshop. Very grateful to have had her reach out to… read more
Titi has good energy. She is super talented and creative with digital design. She kicked off a tic Tok for my NP and loaded me up with drafts to post, very helpful. She helped out with our first community compost workshop. Very grateful to have had her reach out to… read more
(Excellent)
28 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Alexis) for host
This experience with Tera, Kay, and their lovely dogs was beyond amazing. I did social media content creation to promote Tera's compost and recycling community initiative which was super rewarding. I contributed in other artistic ways too since thats what I specified I could offer. The schedule of the work was simple, and she stuck with it. She… read more
1 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Olga)
Olga stayed here for a month. She is really great company, interesting conversationalist and fun to go out with as she is an experienced dancer. She's independent and a hard worker. She has a "tackle anything" attitude and completes her work with care. I appreciated her company and grateful to call her a friend.
(Excellent)
27 Feb 2024
Left by Workawayer (Olga) for host
Tara is amazing, she loves people and knows what to expect of work awayers and how to take care of them. During my stay there I lacked nothing at all. Instead I gained a lot of knowledge on how to prepare healthy vegan meals and Tara opened my eyes to how easy it is to compost.
I stayed one month at Taras place and I loved it! I loved my… read more
I stayed one month at Taras place and I loved it! I loved my… read more
12 Jan 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Christien)
Christien was super nice, pleasant and helpful. Thank you for the nice review and probably helpful for others to know what to expect and inspiration. As in his review, he helped out with some painting and assisting Freddy my helper. I really appreciated the social media and graphic design he created. We are starting an environment group and he… read more
(Excellent)
17 Dec 2023
Left by Workawayer (Christien) for host
We had a nice time at Tara’s, her property is beautiful and the treehouses are set nicely among the nature with many birds around, it’s very calm and relaxing.
Tara had a quite busy schedule during our stay but she managed to find some time to lay out her vision of the project. We enjoyed the construction and painting work we did on the house… read more
Tara had a quite busy schedule during our stay but she managed to find some time to lay out her vision of the project. We enjoyed the construction and painting work we did on the house… read more
29 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Marisol Ines & Facundo)
Wow these two are really amazing people. I loved their company and energy. Both were always so pleasant and helpful. I wanted two murals and they managed to make it happen in two weeks. Both murals are really beautiful. I'm so grateful. They inspire creativity. Also, they both can cut up vegetables impressively fast and great to have on your… read more
(Excellent)
21 Nov 2023
Left by Workawayer (Marisol Ines & Facundo) for host
El lugar es hermoso para desconectar y sumergirse en la naturaleza que lo rodea. Hay una variedad de proyectos en los que puedes participar y colaborar. Tara está trabajando en la preparación de una casa para huéspedes que planea tener lista para mediados del próximo año.
Durante dos semanas, contribuimos pintando murales para embellecer el… read more
Durante dos semanas, contribuimos pintando murales para embellecer el… read more
14 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Wonder & Angelu)
I feel honored Wonder and Angelu wanted to stay with me for a bit. Wonder is just lovely and I really enjoyed getting to know her and her life experiences and same for Angelu. They are a really great team. They both helped out where help was needed. I really appreciated Wonders help in the kitchen, she’s speedy at cutting up food. They are both… read more
(Excellent)
13 Nov 2023
Left by Workawayer (Wonder & Angelu) for host
We stayed for about ten days with Tara. We helped with many projects. Tara is doing renovations/ improvements on the main house so we sanded and painted the front porch. We also helped with art projects. Tara is very concerned about plastic trash so we collected plastic bottle caps from the road and from the dump and cleaned them for future use in… read more
2 Nov 2023
Left by Workawayer (Marie & Ernest) for host
We spent a wonderful time at Tara's during a week. I had a lot of pleasure to stay at this place where nature is so present, enjoying the tree house life and the proximity with the birds singing. We knew that we should built things but the good surprise has been to find out that Tara has all the tools you'll need to help there. Thank you once for… read more
2 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Marie & Ernest)
These two are remarkable humans. So kind and considerate, always stepping up to help out in one way or another. They are both creative and take initiation in projects. In a short time, they turned a bed into a table and bench, made cute wood faces, helped me frame a mirror, helped out with cooking and cleaning, and few other things. So grateful… read more
(Excellent)
2 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Megan)
Megan was really sweet. She took to cleaning up the greenhouse and is very good at organizing. She and a few others updated a garden bed and turned out really great. I was very grateful Megan stayed with us for the time she was here.
(Excellent)
19 Sep 2023
Left by Workawayer (Megan) for host
Staying with Tara was such a fulfilling experience for me! She helped me as much as possible to feel comfortable despite my settling in difficulties in the beginning. I soon felt at home here in Corozal, surrounded by so much natural beauty and wildlife. This project has so many layers to it and I look forward to seeing how everything comes… read more
4 Aug 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Marla & Jan Niklas)
Marla and Jan were a really great team. They were pleasant company and had good work ethic. They were eager to help where help was needed. I was very appreciate to have them stay here for the time they did, it worked out so great. Highly recommend.
(Excellent)
23 Jul 2023
Left by Workawayer (Marla & Jan Niklas) for host
We had a great time at Tara`s place! We stayed in one of the tree houses, where we had a fully equipped kitchen, a double bed and a very nice veranda in front of the tree house (all mosquito-safe). We also met another workaway-couple there and spent lots of time with them. The work is usually from 8am to 12am and sometimes we did a bit of work… read more
4 Aug 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Catarina & Augustus)
Cat is a beautiful soul. Her presence is calm and joyful. She is so talented and took to creating so many different projects as her heart would allow. She created beautiful art work, including, a mural, several signs, shelves, and left happy memories. Her minimalist way of living is inspiring. She will always have a place here.
(Excellent)
2 Jul 2023
Left by Workawayer (Catarina & Augustus) for host
Tara is super host! A beautiful human being building her dream.
I loved my staying in her little paradise, it was exacly what I needed. I stayed in a super cute tree house and I really felt like home. The Internet doesn't reach there, which for me wasn't a problem (There is wifi in the main house, which also have rooms and kitchen and at the… read more
I loved my staying in her little paradise, it was exacly what I needed. I stayed in a super cute tree house and I really felt like home. The Internet doesn't reach there, which for me wasn't a problem (There is wifi in the main house, which also have rooms and kitchen and at the… read more
14 Jun 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Livia & Youri)
Livia and Youri were a great team both contributing to a variety of projects. Youri has extensive carpentry skills and led a project building a potters bench. Livia did a great job helping with food prep, which we all enjoyed. We did a few projects in their time here. They both have great work ethic and lovely guests all around. They were great… read more
(Excellent)
25 May 2023
Left by Workawayer (Livia & Youri) for host
We had a lovely time staying at Tara's gorgeous home! There are three dogs which are very cute and cuddly! We stayed about two weeks in April in one of the amazing treehouses and helped out with all sorts of tasks ranging from carpentry: building a potters bench and treeboxes from pallet wood. As well as, helping out with cooking lunch, weeding… read more
23 May 2023
Left by Workawayer (Luis & Clotilde ) for host
We had a wonderful time at Tara's. She has a great vision and was able to share it with us very clearly. There is a whole lot of different things to do and Tara made sure that we were working on both useful and interesting things. She can explain very clearly how she want things to be done and at the same time leaves a lot of space for you to be… read more
23 May 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Luis & Clotilde )
Luis and Coti were really wonderful guests. Their skills compliment each other, both work with care and diligence. So much talent between the two of them. We enjoyed their company and wish they could have stayed longer.
(Excellent)
23 May 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Marissa)
Marissa's profile description is very accurate. She is so sweet and her company is pleasant. She takes pride in her work, no matter the task, always with a smile. We loved having her here and hope she returns for another visit someday.
(Excellent)
22 Apr 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (James)
I am so grateful to have met James and blessed us with his presence. He has good work ethic, independent, and caring. He helped build the compost bins and a potters bench, along with general tasks. He worked well with others too. We really enjoyed his stay here.
(Excellent)
17 Apr 2023
Left by Workawayer (James) for host
I spent ten days at Tara's property where it was a delight to work. The place is super peaceful and relaxing and it was a real pleasure getting to know Tara, her Mum and their friends. I'm really excited to hear how the property develops in the coming months, she has big plans and accomplished a great amount even in the short time I spent… read more
22 Mar 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Marina & Thomas)
Marina and Thomas were here for almost two weeks. Amazing would be the perfect word to describe these two. They settled in fast and took initiative in cleaning. They teamed up and tackled projects like building cinderblock walls in the greenhouse. They worked well with others too. They brought joy, comedy, and friendship. I am forever grateful to… read more
(Excellent)
24 Feb 2023
Left by Workawayer (Maëlle & Florie) for host
We spent a week in Tara's treehouse 🏡
We had a great time there, meeting Tara's family, fluffs and friends (special mention to Freddie ☺️) and eating really good vegan food !
Her project is very interesting and ambitious and we are glad we participated in it, this place is already a beautiful and peaceful one but with the determination of Tara,… read more
We had a great time there, meeting Tara's family, fluffs and friends (special mention to Freddie ☺️) and eating really good vegan food !
Her project is very interesting and ambitious and we are glad we participated in it, this place is already a beautiful and peaceful one but with the determination of Tara,… read more
23 Feb 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Maëlle & Florie)
Maelle and Florie stayed for a week. In that time, they eagerly helped out where help was needed and created a few word working projects. They accomplished a good amount in the days here. Maelle even gave a wonderful pilates class. They both are pleasant, super polite, and hard working. I am forever grateful.
(Excellent)
23 Feb 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Niklas & Julia)
Niklas came to us solo. He is a wonderful person, a kind soul, polite, skilled, and eager to work. He took to a few carpentry projects and helped with moving stones to the front of the house. He did such a great job, making the house look so much nicer. Also, helped in moving a lot of soil. His stay here was very much appreciated.
(Excellent)
17 Feb 2023
Left by Workawayer (Niklas & Julia) for host
Hi,
I had such a great time by Tara. Her visions are amazing. She started her project(s) some month ago and it’s fantastic how and how fast she realize her dreams. So much energy, and also a big talent for organising. In my two weeks of staying I helped mostly by gardening, sometime with craftwork. I totally recommend this workaway if you are… read more
I had such a great time by Tara. Her visions are amazing. She started her project(s) some month ago and it’s fantastic how and how fast she realize her dreams. So much energy, and also a big talent for organising. In my two weeks of staying I helped mostly by gardening, sometime with craftwork. I totally recommend this workaway if you are… read more
17 Feb 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Dominik)
Dominik was quick to settle in. He has a good amount maintenance experience and knowledge. He took to cleaning the gutters of 3 treehouses. He worked well with another guests as they teamed up for work and off work time. He organized areas and made them look better. I'm grateful to have had him stay with us.
(Excellent)
8 Feb 2023
Left by Workawayer (Dominik) for host
I spend a great week at Tara'a future retreat place, and helped out getting some work done on her tree bungalows.
